Measurement Tools for Integrated Worker Health Protection and Promotion

Pronk, Nicolaas P.; McLellan, Deborah L.; McGrail, Michael P.; Olson, Shawn M.; McKinney, Zeke J.; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Wagner, Gregory R.; Sorensen, Glorian

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“…McLellan et al, 2015; Pember et al, 2015; Pronk et al, 2016). Results indicate that both employee-rated health culture and safety culture improved in two companies, self-reported back pain decreased in one company and remained the same in two; safety hazards were reduced in all companies; and organizational resources, as measured by the CDC Worksite Health Scorecard and related to organizational support, physical activity and nutrition, all improved across all companies (Pronk et al, 2016). …”

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“…We also used our conceptual model to design an integrated intervention in response to specific settings and conditions of work, based on a systematic assessment approach conducted within organizations (Pronk et al, 2016). We tested the feasibility of the intervention in three small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in manufacturing in Minnesota.…”

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Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Sorensen

McLellan

Sabbath

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Preventive Medicine

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There is increasing recognition of the value added by integrating traditionally separate efforts to protect and promote worker safety and health. This paper presents an innovative conceptual model to guide research on determinants of worker safety and health and to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of integrated approaches to promoting and protecting worker health. This model is rooted in multiple theories and the premise that the conditions of work are important determinants of individual safety and health outcomes and behaviors, and outcomes important to enterprises such as absence and turnover. Integrated policies, programs and practices simultaneously address multiple conditions of work, including the physical work environment and the organization of work (e.g., psychosocial factors, job tasks and demands). Findings from two recent studies conducted in Boston and Minnesota (2009–2015) illustrate the application of this model to guide social epidemiological research. This paper focuses particular attention on the relationships of the conditions of work to worker health-related behaviors, musculoskeletal symptoms, and occupational injury; and to the design of integrated interventions in response to specific settings and conditions of work of small and medium size manufacturing businesses, based on a systematic assessment of priorities, needs, and resources within an organization. This model provides an organizing framework for both research and practice by specifying the causal pathways through which work may influence health outcomes, and for designing and testing interventions to improve worker safety and health that are meaningful for workers and employers, and responsive to that setting’s conditions of work.

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Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Sorensen

McLellan

Sabbath

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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“…The dependent variables, or outcomes, similarly include organizational changes in these same workplaces, along with health, behavioral, attitudinal, and other characteristics of the workers that might demonstrate the impact of the intervention. 58 Measures may be obtained at the organizational level from a worksite representative or at the worker level through an employee survey. Outcome measures focused on the organizational level may include new worksite programs, policies, and practices.…”

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Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health ®

Tamers

Goetzel

Kelly

et al. 2018

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective:There is growing interest in the NIOSH Total Worker Health® program, specifically in the process of designing and implementing safer, health-promoting work and workplaces. A Total Worker Health (TWH) Research Methodology Workshop was convened to discuss research methods and future needs.Methods:Twenty-six experts in occupational safety and health and related fields reviewed and discussed current methodological and measurement issues and those showing promise.Results:TWH intervention studies face the same challenges as other workplace intervention studies and some unique ones. Examples are provided of different approaches and their applications to TWH intervention studies, and desired developments in the TWH literature.Conclusions:This report discusses and outlines principles important to building the TWH intervention research base. Rigorous, valid methodologic, and measurement approaches are needed for TWH intervention as well as for basic/etiologic, translational, and surveillance research.

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“…Chan School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Well-being, com vistas a avaliar a integração das polí-ticas e dos programas de saúde e segurança ocupacional nos ambientes de trabalho das empresas mencionadas. Posteriormente, outros estudos foram desenvolvidos junto a companhias dos setores da construção, da indústria e da saúde, ampliando a compreensão da aplicabilidade do DCSS em diferentes atividades econômicas [7][8][9][10] . Diferentemente de outros instrumentos disponíveis para a avaliação da saúde e da segurança no trabalho, o DCSS analisa os problemas associados a esses fatores como resultados das políticas, dos programas e das condições de trabalho vigentes, propondo a análise desses elementos no sentido de propiciar iniciativas que integrem os diferentes níveis organizacionais e setores de uma empresa como forma de equacionar possíveis problemas de maneira sistêmica 4 .…”

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Adaptação transcultural para o português do Brasil do Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard

Massuda

Guimarães

Demarch³

et al. 2018

Rev. Bras. Med. Trab.

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ARTIGO ORIGINALRESUMO | Introdução: Para realizar intervenções efetivas, reduzir os riscos no trabalho e promover a saúde e o bem-estar dos trabalhadores, é necessária uma abordagem ampla que avalie, documente e discuta a aplicação dos ativos de saúde no ambiente laboral, estabelecendo esforços efetivos por meio de programas e iniciativas que sustentem e melhorem a saúde e a segurança dos trabalhadores. Objetivos: Traduzir para o português brasileiro e adaptar transculturalmente o instrumento Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard, disponibilizando-o para utilização em território nacional e ampliando as possibilidades de abordagem e medição da efetividade de ações de segurança nos ambientes de trabalho. Métodos: O processo de tradução e adaptação cultural do Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard seguiu recomendações utilizadas em estudos similares, que ocorrem em seis etapas: tradução, reconciliação, retrotradução para o idioma de origem do instrumento, revisão por uma equipe de especialistas internos, avaliação cultural da tradução por um grupo de experts externos (pré-teste) e revisão final. Resultados: A adoção dos procedimentos possibilitou uma análise detalhada das alternativas possíveis, em caso de divergências entre as versões existentes, para as formulações do instrumento, assegurando a qualidade dos resultados obtidos e garantindo que a versão em português do instrumento mantivesse as mesmas qualidades existentes na versão original. Conclusões: A versão do Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard em português do Brasil, agora intitulada "Questionário sobre Dimensões da Segurança Corporativa", obtida no presente estudo, apresenta-se como o primeiro passo para a utilização desta ferramenta na mensuração da efetividade das ações de saúde, segurança e bem-estar nos diversos ambientes de trabalho. Palavras-chave | tradução; saúde do trabalhador; condições de trabalho; segurança; inquéritos e questionários. ABSTRACT | Introduction:A broad-scoped approach to the assessment, documentation and application of health inputs at the workplace is needed to perform effective interventions, reduce occupational hazards and promote workers' health and safety. Effective efforts might thus be organized into programs and initiatives to preserve and improve the health and safety of workers. Objective: To perform the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard for use in Brazil to broaden the scope of means to approach and measure the effectiveness of workplace safety actions. Methods: The translation and cultural adaptation of the Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard followed recommendations applied in similar studies which establish six steps: foreword translation, reconciliation, back translation, review by internal committee, cultural evaluation of the translation by an external expert panel (pretest) and final review. Results: Adoption of the described procedure enabled a detailed analysis of possible options in case of divergences in statements between versions. Thu...

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Measurement Tools for Integrated Worker Health Protection and Promotion

Abstract: The measurement tools studied were feasible, acceptable, and meaningful to companies in the SafeWell study.

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Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Integrating worksite health protection and health promotion: A conceptual model for intervention and research

Research Methodologies for Total Worker Health ®

Adaptação transcultural para o português do Brasil do Dimensions of Corporate Safety Scorecard

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